[BaadAssGremlins] Re: Gremlin Lives! II

["lumina333" <lumina333@xxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry Davis - I was going by the photo in your folder and those bars 
look like Lakewood. ~Lu~
--- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Davis Martin <martin-
davis@...> wrote:
>
> Lu,
>    Great job on getting this far!  Wait till you hit the shows then 
the track!
>    
>    I am running Competition Engineering traction bars. I have no 
issues with rear shocks. They bolt right to the traction bar on both 
sides. I also am not running full exahust though.
>    Davis 
> 
> lumina333 <lumina333@...> wrote:
>           The original spring plates will not work because I have a 
9" Ford 
> rearend in it which changes the angle of the shocks. And the 
orginal 
> plates wouldn't work with the 3" Ford axle either (stock U bolts 
were 
> too short). I also installed traction bars. Now the shocks won't 
> clear the axle. (Davis is using the same Lakewood bars on his car & 
I 
> don't know how he mounted his shock on the passenger side - it can 
> bolt up on the driver's side tab). So, in short, it's easier to 
mount 
> the shocks like coil overs using weld-on brackets. ~Lu~
> --- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Robert" <baddassgremlin@> 
> wrote:
> >
> > Lu, why are you not welding the shock mounts on the bottom spring 
> > plates like where the original ones were ? What spring plate 
mounts 
> > did you use? 
> > Bob in MN.
> > 
> > --- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "lumina333" <lumina333@> 
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Thanks Rick (& everyone who responded). I am now working on 
> > adjusting 
> > > the timing and I found that the power steering pump is bad (one 
> of 
> > > the few original parts I reused from the Matador - wouldn't you 
> > know 
> > > it). I now have a new pump in hand and will install it today. 
The 
> > > rear shocks must be mounted (got some brackets to weld to the 
> axle 
> > > housing for that). After another brake check and front end line 
> up, 
> > > it should be ready for its first drive. This is so exciting! I 
> > can't 
> > > believe this project has finally made it to this point. Thanks 
> for 
> > > all the encouragement & advice BAG group! ~Lu~
> > > --- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Plumpy72@ wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Lu,
> > > > 
> > > > Congratulations on the accomplishment.
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > > You only think it was an awesome and indescribable 
> > > experience.......just wait till you get to take the Gremlin for 
a 
> > > spin. Keep plugging away,......it won't be long.
> > > > 
> > > > Rick
> > >
> >
>



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